Balcony door: select, install, improve

To paraphrase a classic of Russian literature, we can say that each unsuccessful balcony door in the homes of the participants FORUMHOUSE fails on its own. A slack, clinging to the bottom of the latch, the other free to skip to the house of the street noise, and this is despite the double glazed windows, a third suddenly beginning to hum and whistle, a fourth enrages.

Zemleyuzer (Member FORUMHOUSE):

Metal doors - enraged! (Specifically, my).

We will tell you what to do in these cases, the members of our site and they do not admit of such situations.

Types balcony doors

Before disassemble specific cases, to refresh your memory theory. We know that all balcony doors to the world can be divided into the manufacture of the material, as well as:

• standard, the bottom of which the sandwich panel, and the top glazing;

• Standard glazed bottom;

• Door with solid glazed, without partitions;

• French doors - balcony unit to the floor

There is also a classification according to the method balcony doors open.Distinguish swing doors that can be opened both in the room and on the balcony, swing doors with folding mechanism and sliding or folding "accordion".

The large opening doors installed with two doors, and can be opened both the leaf and one. In the first case, the flap based on dividing their vertical mullion (jumper from plastic metal reinforcement inside) in the second fixed sash, in essence, is another an additional window.

Double leaf balcony doors, where there is no impost, rely on each other, and are closed due to Face plate, which securely locks the door in the center of the connection flaps. Leaved doors are often installed in homes with a wide opening to the balcony door. Many people like the fact that they can be open wide, and the view is not spoiled impost, and it's easy to make stand-volume furniture.

Each of these doors have their pros and cons, the strengths and weaknesses. For example, living in a room with a solid glass door might suddenly be not so bright.

Sinitsinpetr (Member FORUMHOUSE):

The balcony door was replaced with a fully glass. Beautiful, but you can see how I am standing in shorts in the glass door. I think something glued or applied to the glass bottom.

Shulp or vertical impost as defined

The house member of our portal with the nickname dachnik123 access to the heated loggia was carried out through a large opening from the floor almost to the ceiling height of 2420 mm and 1640 mm wide. Despite the thick walls of the loggia and the double glazing in the window from the street I could hear every rustle, so it was decided to block the opening. Dachnik123 considered two options: the full height of the opening leaved swing doors with window hinges, opening into a room with double glass 4-16-4 or two balconies doors with impost middle. In addition, it was difficult to choose a profile.

Air permeability (and therefore shumopronitsaemost) shulpovoy at the door higher than that of a normal window.

Nevertheless, cottagers 123 advised to set it up.

Gagsuv (Member FORUMHOUSE):

You get two lines of glass, and between them a long distance, which is very much lower noise.

But here from what it is strictly warned - so it from a height of 2420 mm wings. Despite the fact that this is the door to a room with a fairly easy glazing, it is inappropriate for the size of the balcony doors PVC and even the front group, "though all its hinges to euthanize." Leaf to the ceiling would have been possible if it was about to aluminum profile, but it's too expensive. For leaved doors PVC good yield becomes deaf transom above.

Also balcony doors do not need a thick multi-profiles.

The presence of more than three chambers for rigidity substantially no effect, important thickness of the metal reinforcement.

But check out how thick the metal is placed in the assembly, it is impossible. Theoretically, it could be anything, so the right will be looking for collectors, who value their reputation and who is not profitable, "advises the door all in a row."

French door with window - whether horizontal impost need

Here's the story BASic37: In the opening width of 2180 mm and height of 2100 mm it is planned to make the French windows opening onto the terrace (door with swing-out mechanism). According to the width of the opening it will be divided into three equal parts, approximately 727 mm in the center - the door on each side - blind window. Manufacturer proved an insurmountable obstacle to the dream.

BASic37 (Member FORUMHOUSE):

It proposes to divide all parts (or, at least, the door) horizontal impost, or refuses to guarantee.

It is understood that the variant with impost have to sacrifice appearance and meaning of the French window is partly lost. Similarly, if the door sags without impost, and whether it is possible to find other options for strengthening?

Execution of the balcony door depends on its characteristics, so the balcony complex should be well thought out. Two-chamber door without jumpers, and even, as in BASic37Equipped with a swing-out mechanism - it is a heavy construction, and if it is not further strengthened impost, in the course of operation it is likely prosyadet under its own weight. There are problems with the fittings, the door will "strike sharply" in the nut, jam, etc. - always have it all correct. How soon will manifest these problems depends on the reinforcement profile, the weaker the reinforcement, the sooner.

id15884902 (Participant FORUMHOUSE):

We are a manufacturer of windows just said, we agreed, and all other windows did likewise, with impost, t. To. They are quite high.

How come we can see in the picture below.

At the same time, many members of our portal refuse to sacrifice the appearance of the French windows. For example, a five-meter width of the span in the home Member FORUMHOUSE Gippen (far left doorway opens).

Member FORUMHOUSE Viktor_Lennon believes that enhance French door can be used if a door, window profile instead of the reinforcing insert of rectangular section of 2 mm thick, with provarkoy along the length of the joint.

Viktor_Lennon (Member FORUMHOUSE):

C door hinges more difficult, but... put 4 pieces, for example.

Here's how the French window with a door near the Victor:

Viktor_Lennon:

I'm generally a nightmare worth, width 2000 height 2300 window profiles and fittings of windows, doors rasklinil himself, live, summer intensive exploitation.

Cheap furniture at a good profile

Probably each of us in his life seen striking examples of the installation of cheap accessories at a very good profile. This often err many collectors, and as a result the homeowner is literally brought to tsugundera.

This story came out, for example, a member of our portal Zemleyuzerom that one moment neprekrasny found Balcony Plastic doors that it truly enraged, because I always sag and engage the bottom latch. After twisting the gap becomes normal, but the next day all over again.

Zemleyuzer:

Already four times to tighten up, I'm afraid soon podkruchivalka end.

In search of the causes of such behavior Zemelyuzer tried all options: whether the doors are so heavy that they can not be left open, or heat so affected, whether the house is... But, as it competent explained in question colleagues FORUMHOUSE, cause sagging doors balcony blocks often are not climate or improper operation and low quality accessories. In this case, you should contact the company where you bought the door, and to demand the replacement of fittings or doors - the question will be resolved completely in your favor.

Example Zemleyuzera confirms that the quality of hardware reliability depends balcony unit. People who can not call new to this life, ordering unit, always require certificates on the handle, locking, and other mechanisms.

It is appropriate to think well about the need to swing-out mechanism of the balcony door. On the one hand, properly regulated lifter in the swing-flap hinges partly relieves and prevents sagging. Alternatively, use is still inconvenient for door ventilation. From the balcony door, tilted for ventilation, always merciless blows on the legs, heat loss when folded high doors just huge, so experts often recommend to make a tilt-limiter flap opening in the window box, and let the door will swivel.

How to troubleshoot the balcony door

You can view our master class for correct installation of windows. If you will be installing the balcony unit is not for yourself, then you will come in handy a short list of criteria qualitatively installed doors.

• Qualitatively mounted door equally tightly pressed to the box around the perimeter.
• The flaps are not displaced.
• The flaps do not open and close freely.

What should be alerted immediately, so it's drafts, it is the most obvious sign that the flap doors are pressed tightly. Check possible by tetrad sheet clamp it in the door and pull. In the place where the leaf pressed bad, the sheet will be pulled very easily.

Distortions are detected by the above method member of our portal IRONMAN: Otcherknite leaf pencil, if the line is not parallel to the frame, then allowed distortion.

If, by opening the door touches the threshold - is a sign of sagging and poor-quality accessories; If the middle part of the profile, then we are dealing with a lateral offset.

Member of our portal vertyxai complains that when you open the balcony door is not fixed at the top of the loop folds. Key on the plate that connects the hinge and the door, no longer cling to the rails on the door.

Vertyxai:

I am not alone - the companion case of identical, only simpler window.

Adjust the door can be themselves - on accessories have adjusting screws (asterisk or hexagon). Pencil on the door frame otcherknite - gap must be the same everywhere, pencil trace will be clear in which direction to tighten.

IRONMAN (Member FORUMHOUSE):

Although the result, and so it is known: Lower lift, pull the top of the side hinges.

How not to troubleshoot the balcony door

The best treatment - is prevention. You do not have anything to regulate, if you just take a number of preventive measures. Firstly, as already mentioned, it is necessary to monitor the compliance of the weight of the door leaves operational performance accessories. If high-quality fittings, it can survive the flap, which weighs up to 130 kilograms.

Second, the service life of the balcony door, you can extend the installation of additional hardware. So, on a heavy door with triple glazing is highly recommended to install lifter, even the most simple.

Third, a good service will serve the balcony door opening limiter that helps prevent sagging.

DMetrio (Member FORUMHOUSE):

Good luck! And keep in mind that the correct operation of the door (especially leaved), whether or balcony doors, greatly affects the quality of their installation.

On FORUMHOUSE you can read an article about it, what types of sliding systems are used for glazing-transformer veranda, Find any information of frameless glass, You will be able to see the video master class about installation of window unit.

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